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Suzanne Vega
Studio album by
Suzanne Vega
ReleasedMay 1985
RecordedJanuary - March 1985
StudioCelestial Sound Studios, New York City
GenreFolk[1]
Length35:37
LabelA&M CDA 5072
ProducerSteve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye and Steven Miller (co-producer)
Suzanne Vega chronology
Suzanne Vega
(1985) 		Solitude Standing
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
The Village VoiceB−[4]

Suzanne Vega is the self-titled debut album by Suzanne Vega. It was well-received by music journalists in the U.S.[5] and reached platinum status in the United Kingdom. Produced by Lenny Kaye and Steve Addabbo, the songs feature Vega's acoustic guitar in straightforward arrangements. A video was released for the album's song "Marlene on the Wall",[6] which went into MTV and VH1's rotations.

In 1989, Rolling Stone magazine listed Suzanne Vega at number 80 on its "100 Best Albums of the Eighties".[7] It is also mentioned in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

All tracks written by Suzanne Vega.

  1. "Cracking" – 2:49
  2. "Freeze Tag" – 2:36
  3. "Marlene on the Wall" – 3:40
  4. "Small Blue Thing" – 3:54
  5. "Straight Lines" – 3:49
  6. "Undertow" – 3:26
  7. "Some Journey" – 3:38
  8. "The Queen and the Soldier" – 4:48
  9. "Knight Moves" – 3:36
  10. "Neighborhood Girls" – 3:21

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–86) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 11
US Billboard 200[15] 91

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1985 "Marlene on the Wall" UK Singles Chart 21[16]
1986 "Small Blue Thing" UK Singles Chart 65[17]

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States — 250,000[20]
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,000,000[21]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Evans, Paul; Berger, Arion (2004). "Suzanne Vega". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 845–46. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1985). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Suzanne Vega: A Life in Music". Official Community of Suzanne Vega. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  6. ^ Marlene On The Wall - Suzanne Vega on YouTube
  7. ^ Azerrad, Michael; DeCurtis, Anthony (November 16, 1989). "The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties: 80 | Suzanne Vega, 'Suzanne Vega'". Rolling Stone. No. 565. p. 53. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  8. ^ Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and June 19, 1988.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  15. ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  16. ^ "Suzanne Vega chart history (U.K.)". Official Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  17. ^ officialcharts.com
  18. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Suzanne Vega – Suzzane Vega". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Suzanne Vega – Suzzane Vega". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Suzzane Vega in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ Eric Pooley (27 April 1987). Songwriter Suzanne Vega Gets Set for Stardom. New York Media, LLC. p. 54. ISSN 0028-7369. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  21. ^ Meter, Jonathan van (9 July 2007). "Lady of the Canyons". NY Mag. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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